2019 Top 50 Black Professionals & Entrepreneurs of Texas!

John B. Gillon, Jr.

John B. Gillon, Jr. is the president of daily operations at Office Evolutions, Inc. Gillon grew up in Houston, Texas and attended Jack Yates High School. He has Bachelor of Arts in Business Marketing from the University of North Texas. After college, he came back to Houston and went to work for Xerox Corporation for 13 years and started Office Evolutions Inc. in 1995

During his 13 years at Xerox Corporations he held several positions. He started as territory sales representative and then became a Production Specialist and Major Account Sales Manager.

Gillion later opened Office Evolutions, Inc., which is an Authorized Xerox Agency. They represent Xerox’s complete product line in the Houston area. They not only offer a World Class product line, but also provide networks, desktops, MPS solutions and scanning services. Whether customers need a network installed, upgraded or replaced, they have the expertise to implement custom solutions. Office Evolutions services all industries and any size business from small offices to multimillion-dollar corporations. They have a staff of Business Consultants, Analyst and Trainers poised to help with various business needs. They are a certified MBE with the City of Houston, a HUB with the State of Texas and a Small Business Enterprise with Metro.

Starting in January of 1995, Gillon has always been one of the top Xerox Sales Agents in the country. He has won numerous Presidents clubs as an Agent Owner. He has since expanded his company’s portfolio to include HP and Microsoft products and services.

Outside of work, Gillon is a member of Phi Beta Sigma, The Across the Track PAC and Windsor Village UMC.

Gillon also has three sons that keep him busy in any non-work time. He coaches his sons’ various AAU basketball teams.